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Engagedly vs Vantage Circle

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Engagedly

Software

Cloud-based employee engagement and performance management

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Vantage Circle

Software

All-in-one employee engagement solution

From
$2/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Engagedly has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Engagedly there is a minimum spend of $7,500 per year regardless of headcount; Vantage Circle pricing is custom with no rate, no per-employee price and no minimum published; the vendor states quotes depend on organisation size, selected products and required integrations
  • They diverge on capability: Engagedly covers Performance management, Vantage Circle covers Peer recognition.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Engagedly and Vantage Circle actually diverge.

Attributes where Engagedly and Vantage Circle differ
AttributeEngagedlyVantage Circle
Starting priceFree$2/month
Free tierYesNo
Founded20132011

Identical on both: pricing model (subscription), platforms (Web), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Engagedly

  • Performance management
  • Goal tracking
  • Feedback tools
  • Recognition
  • Analytics dashboard
  • Manager resources
  • Development plans
  • BambooHR

Only in Vantage Circle

  • Peer recognition
  • Rewards marketplace
  • Wellness challenges
  • Pulse surveys
  • Perks and discounts
  • Analytics
  • Social feed
  • SAP

Both cover

  • Mobile app
  • Slack
  • Microsoft Teams
  • Workday

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Engagedly

  • Performance reviews, goals and continuous feedbacknot Vantage Circle
  • Employee engagement and pulse surveysnot Vantage Circle
  • Peer recognition with badges and a rewards storefrontnot Vantage Circle

Vantage Circle

  • Peer recognition and reward point programs across a global workforcenot Engagedly
  • Employee discount and perks marketplacenot Engagedly
  • Pulse surveys and eNPS measurement for engagement trackingnot Engagedly

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Engagedly

  • There is a minimum spend of $7,500 per year regardless of headcount
  • All published per-user rates are billed annually rather than monthly
  • The platform is sold as separate modules, so performance, learning, survey and recognition capabilities are priced individually and stack up
  • Per-user rates are quoted as ranges such as $5 to $8 for performance and $3 to $5 for learning, with the actual figure varying by employee count and bundling
  • Recognition and rewards is a further $2 per user per month on top of the other modules
  • Every plan routes through Book a Demo rather than self-serve checkout

Vantage Circle

  • Pricing is custom with no rate, no per-employee price and no minimum published; the vendor states quotes depend on organisation size, selected products and required integrations
  • HRMS/HRIS and SSO integrations are paid add-ons on the Grow plan rather than included
  • The wellness product Vantage Fit requires the Transform plan; the Grow plan covers only Rewards and Perks
  • Employee feedback through Vantage Pulse, team awarding, a dedicated account manager and 15+ language support require the top Scale plan
  • The LeenAI chatbot and several social integrations are add-ons rather than plan features

Pricing, plan by plan

Engagedly

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Basic performance management
    • Goals
    • Feedback
  • Pro$undefined/month
    • Advanced performance management
    • Recognition
    • Analytics

Vantage Circle

$2/month
  • Starter$2/month
    • Recognition
    • Rewards
    • Mobile app
  • Growth$undefined/month
    • All modules
    • Wellness
    • Surveys

Which should you pick?

Choose Engagedly if

  • You need performance management.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want goal tracking.
Engagedly review

Choose Vantage Circle if

  • You need peer recognition.
  • You also want rewards marketplace.
Vantage Circle review

Questions people ask

Is Engagedly or Vantage Circle better?
Neither clearly leads. Engagedly starts at Free and Vantage Circle at $2/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Engagedly or Vantage Circle?
Engagedly has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Engagedly and $2/month for Vantage Circle.
Does Engagedly or Vantage Circle run on more platforms?
Both run on Web, so platform support will not decide this one for you.
Can I use Engagedly for free?
Yes. Engagedly has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Vantage Circle starts at $2/month.
What is Engagedly best used for?
Engagedly is most often used for performance reviews, goals and continuous feedback, employee engagement and pulse surveys, peer recognition with badges and a rewards storefront. Of those, performance reviews, goals and continuous feedback and employee engagement and pulse surveys are not what Vantage Circle is typically brought in for.
What can Engagedly do that Vantage Circle cannot?
Engagedly covers Performance management, Goal tracking, Feedback tools, Recognition. Vantage Circle covers Peer recognition, Rewards marketplace, Wellness challenges, Pulse surveys. Both handle Mobile app, Slack, Microsoft Teams, Workday.
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